Finally added a format helper, which has been long intended. There may be still be conversion issues, it hasn't been tested much.

git-svn-id: file:///svn-source/pmgr/branches/ledger_transactions_20090605/site@77 97e9348a-65ac-dc4b-aefc-98561f571b83

views/transactions/view.ctp

@@ -3,21 +3,7 @@
 <div class="transaction view">
 
 <?php
-
-function currency($number) {
-   if ($number < 0)
-     return "($ " . number_format(-1*$number, 2) . ")";
-   else
-     return "$ " . number_format($number, 2);
-}
-
-function datefmt($date) {
-  $date_fmt = 'm/d/Y';
-  return ($date
-	  ? date_format(date_create($date), $date_fmt)
-	  : null);
-}
-
+; // Editor alignment
 
 /**********************************************************************
  **********************************************************************
@@ -44,10 +30,10 @@ echo $this->element('table',
 ?>
 <DIV CLASS="infobox">
   <DIV CLASS="summary grand debit">
-    Debits: <?php echo currency($debitAmount); ?>
+    Debits: <?php echo FormatHelper::currency($debitAmount); ?>
   </DIV>
   <DIV CLASS="summary grand credit">
-    Credits: <?php echo currency($creditAmount); ?>
+    Credits: <?php echo FormatHelper::currency($creditAmount); ?>
   </DIV>
 </DIV>
 
@@ -83,8 +69,8 @@ foreach($transaction['LedgerEntry'] AS $entry) {
 				      'action'     => 'view',
 				      $entry['CreditLedger']['id'])),
 		    $entry['comment'],
-		    currency($entry['amount']),
-		    currency($running_total)
+		    FormatHelper::currency($entry['amount']),
+		    FormatHelper::currency($running_total)
 		    );
 }